Boris Spassky vs Lev Polugaevsky

URS-ch29 · 1961 · Queen's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Boris Spassky
Black Lev Polugaevsky
Result 1-0
Event URS-ch29
Site Baku
Round 8
Date 1961.00.00
Opening Queen's Indian Defense (E13)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7Q/2p1k3/1p1pb3/p2P4/2P5/2r5/6BK/8 b - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 b6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb7
  5. 5.Bg5 Bb4
  6. 6.e3 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 g5
  8. 8.Bg3 Ne4
  9. 9.Qc2 Bxc3+
  10. 10.bxc3 d6
  11. 11.Bd3 Nxg3
  12. 12.fxg3 g4
  13. 13.Nh4 Qg5
  14. 14.O-O Qxe3+
  15. 15.Kh1 Nd7
  16. 16.Rf4 Rg8
  17. 17.Raf1 O-O-O
  18. 18.R1f2 Qe1+
  19. 19.Rf1 Qe3
  20. 20.Rxf7 Rdf8
  21. 21.Qe2 Qxe2
  22. 22.Bxe2 h5
  23. 23.Kg1 Be4
  24. 24.Rxf8+ Nxf8
  25. 25.Kf2 Ng6
  26. 26.Ke3 Bc6
  27. 27.Rf6 Nxh4
  28. 28.gxh4 g3
  29. 29.hxg3 Rxg3+
  30. 30.Kf4 Rxg2
  31. 31.Bxh5 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rxe6 a5
  33. 33.Bg4 Kd8
  34. 34.h5 Rh2
  35. 35.h6 Bd7
  36. 36.Kg3 Rh1
  37. 37.Bf3 Rg1+
  38. 38.Bg2 Rc1
  39. 39.h7 Rxc3+
  40. 40.Kh2 Bxe6
  41. 41.h8=Q+ Ke7
  42. 42.d5

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